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YoyoQueen
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Posted: 4 August 2011 10:55 am |
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I'm a major sugar addict. I mean, I ate an entire bach of cookies today. I've really wanted to give up sugar, but I have always struggled. I wanted to know if anyone wanted to join me in having a sugar free month, till the 4th of September. The only At the end we could see whether it made any differences to our weight, and the way we feel.
For me I'm going to make fruit the only exception. Anyone what to join me?
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Nir
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Posted: 4 August 2011 02:36 pm |
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| I started this mid-March. I had one exception (a restaurant meal on April 17th) and have otherwise stuck with it. It made no difference to my weight (I am already slim) but it has helped to remove some of my obsession with food. I plan to continue indefinitely. As I don't buy things with sugar the biggest difference is what happens when I am offered things with sugar, for example a house party I attended July 23rd where lots of desserts were on offer. It was simple to simply ignore them rather than calculate how much I can get away with and then force myself to stop
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MichelleP
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Posted: 8 August 2011 06:50 pm |
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| I used to be a total sugar addict and wanted sweets like you wouldn't belive which contributed to me ballooning up to the huge woman I used to be. I've found that the less sweets I eat the less I want them and when I do eat them they are TOO sweet.
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Bamagirly
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Posted: 8 August 2011 09:03 pm |
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Substituting fructose (fruit) for sucrose (table sugar) is probably not the answer for you. If you want to do this right, cut the fruit for a month as well. Stick to lean meats and leafy greens.
Last edited on 8 August 2011 09:11 pm by Bamagirly
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Nir
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Posted: 8 August 2011 09:33 pm |
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There is a world of difference between the sugars found in fresh fruits you chew (as opposed to fruit juice) and things sweetened with HFCS.
On Saturday I had a chilling experience at a family meal. I unwisely chose to partake in the ice-cream course  . 9 different flavours were served so I served myself a small teaspoon of each flavour. It was disconcerting how quickly I consumed my allotment. Given the situation I had some self control. Moments earlier, when I had elected not to participate, I arranged in front of me 4 fruits (orange, banana and a couple of pears) which now seemed much less sweet. The event was a timely reminder of why I choose not to eat sweets. The urge was so great that I could imagine myself finishing off all 9 containers in front of me, as I would in years past!
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YoyoQueen
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Posted: 8 August 2011 09:51 pm |
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Before I gave up sugar I ate around 1 to 2 peices of fruit a day. I haven't increased that at all, and I don't see the point in cutting foods that are a good source of nutrients. I'm definitely not going to give them up. I've already lost about 3.5 pounds since I began this challenge and it hasn't even been a week. I would say it's working.
I am the same as you Michelle in that I'm a major sugar addict. I find that sugar tends to trigger binges. I actually have been feeling pretty good, though at one point I ate a pancake. I wasn't thinking about what I was doing and just forgot. I got back on track though. I was at a birthday party this weekend as well and there were two cakes, and I managed to not touch them, so I'm quite proud. This is actually a lot easier than I thought it was going to be.
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YoyoQueen
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Posted: 10 August 2011 05:59 am |
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So far I've lost 4 pounds by doing this. I feel like my ability to tell whether I need to eat or not are now normal. This week I have hardly had any snack except the occasional almond and piece of fruit.
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MichelleP
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Posted: 16 August 2011 03:00 am |
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| I definitely agree that the more sugar you eat the more you want. During TTOM I tend to crave sweets more then any other time. I also think you get hungry faster after eating sweets. When I used to eat sugary cereal or those sweetened packs of flavored oatmeal for breakfast I would feel extremely hungry only a couple hours after eating. Now I stick to mostly proteins for breakfast and find that I'm rarely hungry until dinner. I have always liked fruit and it's something that I won't give up either. Of course you still have to watch the fruit intake as too much of that can mean too many calories.
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YoyoQueen
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Posted: 23 August 2011 01:54 am |
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A couple of weeks ago I went completely of the rails. First mum and dad came to visit and brought sweets. Then I had two assignments due that I was hopelessly behind in, so I caved and went back to binge eating on sweets.
Now that that's over I going to get back on the wagon (as well as start working on assignmnets early so that I don't have a major freak out towards the end and eat to make myself feel better).
So since I'm starting from scratch, I'm going to finish this challenge on the 23rd of September. Here I go again.
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